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Survivors
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Format Drama
Created by Terry Nation
Starring Ian McCulloch
Lucy Fleming
Carolyn Seymour
Denis Lill
John Abineri
Celia Gregory
Lorna Lewis
Country of origin UK
No. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Terry Nation ( August 8 1930 – March 9 1997) was a Welsh Television Screenwriter. Ian McCulloch (born 5 May 1939) is a Scottish actor He played Greg Preston in Survivors. Lucy Fleming (born 15 May 1947) is a British Actress. She is the daughter of the actress Celia Johnson and writer Peter Carolyn Seymour (born November 6 1947 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire) is an English actress best associated with portraying the role Denis Lill (born 22 April 1942 in Hamilton New Zealand) is a British actor John Abineri ( 18 May 1928 &ndash 29 June 2000) was an English actor Celia Christine Gregory (September 23 1949 &ndash September 8 2008 was a British actress who remains best known for her role as Ruth Anderson in the 1970s BBC Lorna Lewis may refer to Lorna Lewis (writer, a British writer Lorna Lewis (actress, an American actress Lorna Lewis The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located  of episodes 38 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 50 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel BBC
Original run 1975 – 1977
External links
IMDb profile

Survivors was a British television series devised by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC from 1975 to 1977. This is a list of all Survivors episodes Episode list Series 1 ( BBC1, 16 April to 16 July 1975|-| 1| The Fourth Horseman| The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Terry Nation ( August 8 1930 – March 9 1997) was a Welsh Television Screenwriter. Terence Dudley was a Television director and producer who directed many programmes for the BBC over a number of years It concerned the plight of a group of people who had survived an accidentally released plague that had killed nearly the entire population of the planet. A pandemic (from Greek παν pan all + δήμος demos people is an Epidemic of Infectious disease that spreads through The programme is usually described as falling into the science fiction genre, but a more appropriate description would be to call it apocalyptic fiction.

Contents

History

The programme ran for three series and 38 episodes.

Terry Nation left after the first series to concentrate on other work and due to disputes with producer Terence Dudley and some critics feel that the direction of the programme suffered as a result.

A BBC4 documentary entitled 'The Cult of. . . Survivors', featuring interviews with actors Lucy Fleming, Ian McCulloch and Carolyn Seymour, director Pennant Roberts and scriptwriter Martin Worth, was broadcast on 5 December 2006, as part of the channel's Science Fiction Britannia series. The 'Cult of. . . ' series also included documentaries on Blake's 7 (a series devised by Terry Nation), and Doomwatch (which was produced by Terence Dudley). Blake's 7 is a British Science fiction television series made by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC for their BBC 1 channel Doomwatch is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC One between 1970 and 1972

Remake

The BBC actively pursued the rights for Survivors from Terry Nation's estate, so that the series could be revived as a six part serial. [1]

On 22 November 2007, the BBC announced that they were going to remake Survivors, as written by Adrian Hodges, to be shown on BBC One. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Adrian Hodges is a British television and film Writer. His debut was the 1991 television drama Tell Me That You Love Me, followed by screenplays [2] The new version will be loosely based on Terry Nation's novel [3]. Not all of the characters from the original series will appear, and some will be reimagined. [4]

On 31st May the BBC announced the remake of post-apocalyptic 1970s series Survivors is to air in the autumn.

The drama will star Julie Graham, Max Beesley, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Paterson Joseph with a supporting cast including Freema Agyeman, Shaun Dingwall, Phillip Rhys and Zoe Tapper. Julie Graham (born Julia Graham July 24, 1965 in Irvine North Ayrshire) is a Scottish television and film actress Maxton Gig Beesley Jr (born 15 January, 1971) is an English Actor and Musician, whose stage name is Max Beesley. Nikki Amuka-Bird is a Nigerian born British Actress of the stage and screen Paterson Joseph (born 22 June 1964 in London) is a British actor Freema Agyeman (born Frema Agyeman on 20 March, 1979) is an English actress of Ghanaian and Iranian descent Shaun Dingwall (born 1972 in London) is a British actor. He was a regular in ITV 's series of police thriller serials Touching Evil Phillip Rhys (born June 14, 1974 in London England, United Kingdom) is a British actor Zoe Tapper (born 1981) is an English actress who first came to prominence playing Nell Gwynne in Richard Eyre 's award-winning film

Survivors is set in the present day in the aftermath of a virus which has wiped out most of the world's population.

Writer and executive producer Adrian Hodges (Ruby In The Smoke, Primeval) said: "Survivors is about what it means to be human. It asks questions about our nature and confronts us with our deepest fears.

"When everything else is stripped away, would we band together and find the best in ourselves, or would we fall apart and retreat into barbarism and savagery?"

Kate Harwood, BBC head of drama series and serials, added: "We have managed to assemble a magnificent cast in a series set to take audiences on an emotional rollercoaster ride. Kate Harwood is a British television producer She is currently the Head of Series and Serials at the BBC. "

Locations

The majority of the locations for all three series of Survivors were in the Welsh Marches, the counties of Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Powys with, for the first two series, the characters most often seen in Herefordshire. The Welsh Marches ( Welsh: Y Mers) is an area along the border of England and Wales on the island of Great Britain, in the current Ancient county See also Monmouthshire (historic The ancient county of Monmouthshire was formed from the Welsh Marches by the Laws in Wales Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the This article is about the county of Wales For the ancient kingdom see Kingdom of Powys. Constitution Herefordshire was reconstituted both as a new Non-metropolitan district (effective 19th July 1996 and as a new County comprising the area of the The first episode of series 1 (The Fourth Horseman) featured several locations in Worcestershire, including Great Malvern railway station. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. Great Malvern railway station is situated close to the centre of Great Malvern, England. Later episodes had the characters move around Herefordshire, from places like Ross-on-Wye to Welsh Newton Common. Ross-on-Wye ( Welsh: Rhosan ar Wy) is a small Market town with a population of 10089 (according to the 2001 census in southeastern Herefordshire Welsh Newton is a small village and Civil parish in the County of Herefordshire within the United Kingdom. Llanarth Court in Monmouthshire was also featured. Llanarth may refer to Llanarth Ceredigion Llanarth Monmouthshire Towards the end of the first series, the action moved to a more permanent base at Hampton Court, again in Herefordshire. Hampton Court is a Castellated Country house in the English county of Herefordshire. (This was the property referred to as "The Grange" by the characters. )

For the beginning of series 2 the focus moved to a new location, at Callow Hill Farm, near Monmouth (but again just within Herefordshire). This is about the Welsh town of Monmouth For other uses see Monmouth (disambiguation. (This was the location used for Whitecross. )The Lights of London episodes featured Hanwell Station, Camden Town and The Oval, all in London. Camden Town is the district of London, England around Camden High Street, in the London Borough of Camden. The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal and village of Skenfrith also made appearances. The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal is a small network of Canals in South Wales. Skenfrith (Ynysgynwraiddis a Village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, in the United Kingdom.

During series 3, production occasionally moved further afield to Suffolk, Derbyshire and Wiltshire, with the last episode filmed in the Scottish Highlands. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye The Scottish Highlands ( Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd, Scots: Hielans) include the rugged and Mountainous

Plot summaries

Series 1

As the world's population is almost annihilated by a mysterious pandemic, accidentally unleashed by an unknown Asian scientist, the crisis is first seen through the eyes of two characters - Jenny Richards, a young working woman in London and Abby Grant, a middle-class corporate wife living a privileged existence in a nearby commuter village. A pandemic (from Greek παν pan all + δήμος demos people is an Epidemic of Infectious disease that spreads through London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Commuting is the process of Travelling between one's place of residence and regular place of work A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. As Abby goes in search of her son Peter, Jenny wanders aimlessly through the countryside. Other major characters introduced in the first few episodes are the resourceful engineer Greg Preston, the shifty Welshman Tom Price and two children, John Millon and Lizzie Willoughby. Abby, Jenny and Greg eventually come together and realise they must start again from scratch now that civilisation as they once knew it has been destroyed. A Civilization is a society in which large numbers of people share a variety of common elements After several adventures on the road, they find a property called the Grange which they can use as a base and, joined by other survivors, they form a potted community of disparate individuals all united by a shared purpose - to relearn the old skills of farming and tool-making, and to try to live in this strange new world. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture

Major Cast

Series 2

Having received word that her son is still alive, Abby has left the Grange to resume her search while the community is devastated by a fire, killing several of their number. Carolyn Seymour (born November 6 1947 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire) is an English actress best associated with portraying the role Ian McCulloch (born 5 May 1939) is a Scottish actor He played Greg Preston in Survivors. Lucy Fleming (born 15 May 1947) is a British Actress. She is the daughter of the actress Celia Johnson and writer Peter Talfryn Thomas ( 31 October[[ 922]] - 4 November 1982) was a Welsh character actor best known for a variety of supporting rôles on British Chris Tranchell is a British actor best known for his role in the Television drama Survivors as Paul Pitman Michael Gover is an English actor born in 1918 in Denmark, best known for his portrayal of Arthur Russell in the BBC television series Survivors Terry Scully (1936 &ndash 17 April 2001) was a British actor probably best known for his role as Vic Thatcher in the 1970s Television Hugh Walters (born 2 March 1939) is a British actor He is mostly remembered for his television credits which include Survivors Hana Maria Pravda, born Hana Beck ( 29 January 1918 - 22 May 2008) was an actress Eileen Helsby is a British actress with several Television credits John Hallet is a British actor probably best known for his role as Barney in the 1970s Television drama Survivors. Richard Heffer (born 28 July 1946) is a British actor best known for his roles on television in the 1970s and 1980s when he became a very familiar face Myra Frances (born 10 March 1943) is a British actress In the 1974 Second City Firsts episode "Girl" Frances performed Julie Neubert is a British actress who is perhaps best known for playing the ill-fated Wendy in the first series of Survivors in 1975 Denis Lill (born 22 April 1942 in Hamilton New Zealand) is a British actor The survivors join another community, Whitecross, run by Charles Vaughan, whom they briefly encountered in the previous series. New major characters that make up the Whitecross band are Charles' partner Pet Simpson, medical student Ruth Anderson who works as a travelling doctor and farmyard labourer Hubert Goss. Jenny gives birth to Greg's child Paul, while the survivors are once more focused on the everyday practicalities of post-Death life. Frequent visitors to Whitecross, both friendly and hostile, act as catalysts for various dramatic situations. Finally, the arrival of Norwegian survivors brings the possibility of re-establishing worldwide contact and technology. To achieve this, Greg departs Whitecross in a hot air balloon bound for Norway. The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying Flight technology Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional

Major Cast

Series 3

Having received word that Greg has returned from Norway, Charles, Jenny and Hubert set out on horseback to find him. Celia Christine Gregory (September 23 1949 &ndash September 8 2008 was a British actress who remains best known for her role as Ruth Anderson in the 1970s BBC John Abineri ( 18 May 1928 &ndash 29 June 2000) was an English actor Gordon Salkilld (died 2003 was an English Supporting actor best known for his portrayal of carpenter Jack Wood in the 1970s BBC cult series Survivors Lorna Lewis may refer to Lorna Lewis (writer, a British writer Lorna Lewis (actress, an American actress Lorna Lewis Roy Herrick was a British actor (died 1 October 1988) His Television credits include Danger Man, Public Stephen Tate is a British actor and musical theatre artist Television Credits He is possibly best known for his recurring role as Alan in the 1970s television Heather Wright (born 1950) is a British actress noted for her performances in Film and Television. June Page is a British actress best known for her role as Sally in the 1970s Television drama Survivors. It is a journey that will take them right across what is left of the United Kingdom as their search leads them to various dead ends. However, they meet a broad spectrum of other survivors along the way, and the series continues to explore alternative reactions to the Death and what it takes to survive. The third series juxtaposes the more personal story arc of the search for Greg with a wider narrative of society appearing to establish itself again with federated communities, market bartering and rudimentary railway travel. This culminates in the tentative return of law and order and the quest to restore power through hydroelectricity. Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water

Major Cast

Books

Two novels based on Survivors were made:

There are also two factual books:

Trivia

Episodes

Main article: List of Survivors episodes

DVD release

The complete series of Survivors is available on DVD (Region 2, UK), released by DD Home Entertainment. This is a list of all Survivors episodes Episode list Series 1 ( BBC1, 16 April to 16 July 1975|-| 1| The Fourth Horseman|

All releases include a colour booklet written and researched by Survivors fan Andy Priestner chronicling the making of each series, plus the following extra features:

# DVD release date Breakdown of special features
Series One October 6, 2003 Audio commentary on episode The Fourth Horseman with actor Carolyn Seymour (Abby Grant) and director Pennant Roberts. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Carolyn Seymour (born November 6 1947 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire) is an English actress best associated with portraying the role Pennant Roberts (born 15 December 1940) is a Welsh director noted for his work on British Television. Moderator: Andy Priestner.

Audio commentary on episode Law And Order with actors Ian McCulloch (Greg Preston) and Lucy Fleming (Jenny Richards). Ian McCulloch (born 5 May 1939) is a Scottish actor He played Greg Preston in Survivors. Lucy Fleming (born 15 May 1947) is a British Actress. She is the daughter of the actress Celia Johnson and writer Peter Moderator: Andy Priestner.
On-camera interviews with director Pennant Roberts and actors Carolyn Seymour, Ian McCulloch, Lucy Fleming and Tanya Ronder (Lizzie Willoughby)
Photo gallery
Series Two October 4, 2004 Audio commentary on episode The Lights of London, Part 2 with actor Denis Lill (Charles Vaughan) and director Pennant Roberts. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Denis Lill (born 22 April 1942 in Hamilton New Zealand) is a British actor Moderator: Rich Cross.
On-camera interviews with director Pennant Roberts and actors Denis Lill, Lorna Lewis (Pet Simpson) and Heather Wright (Melanie)
Photo gallery
Series Three November 14, 2005 Audio commentary on episode Law of the Jungle with actor Lucy Fleming and director Peter Jefferies Moderator: Andy Priestner. Lorna Lewis may refer to Lorna Lewis (writer, a British writer Lorna Lewis (actress, an American actress Lorna Lewis Heather Wright (born 1950) is a British actress noted for her performances in Film and Television. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Audio commentary on episode Mad Dog with guest actor Morris Perry and director Tristan de Vere Cole Moderator: Rich Cross. Morris Perry (born 28 March 1925 in Bromley, Kent, England) is an actor best known for his roles on Television.
“New World Rising” – documentary on the making of series three produced by Andy Priestner with contributions from directors Peter Jefferies and Tristan de Vere Cole and actors Lucy Fleming and Stephen Dudley (John Millon)
Photo gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ BBC set to revive 70s sci-fi show | Media | MediaGuardian
  2. ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Cult show Survivors to be remade
  3. ^ SFX: the leading science fiction, fantasy and horror magazine
  4. ^ Survivors: Surviving the 21st Century Interview - Total Sci Fi

External links

Fan sites:

Guides:

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Dictionary

survivors

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  1. Plural form of survivor.
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